Tom Key Brings C.S. LEWIS ON STAGE to Lamb's, Now thru 1/18

Lamb's presents Tom Key in his acclaimed one-man show C.S. Lewis On Stage in Coronado from January 9th - January 18th. Tom has performed the show across North America including residencies at Harvard and Yale Universities as well as Oxford University.

Producing Artistic Director, Robert Smyth said "we are delighted to have Tom back with us again with his engaging look at one of the most provoking and entertaining writers of the 20th century. It is also a great introduction to the personality and thought of Lewis prior to our production of Freud's Last Session in April. Freud's Last Session is an fascinating exchange between Lewis and Freud on everything from love and sex to death and God."

Tom Key is the Executive Artistic Director of Theatrical Outfit in Atlanta, GA. Since 1995 he has focused on creating a vibrant community in Atlanta's downtown, engaging that city's best artists, and developing the company into one of the city's major performing arts institutions.

As an actor, Tom has appeared in over a 100 productions from off Broadway to Los Angeles. He is one of Atlanta's most performers: Alliance Theater (Art, Grapes of Wrath, Candide, Our Town, A Christmas Carol), The Atlanta Ballet (Peter and the Wolf), The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (The Defiant Requiem and Beethoven's Egmont) and Theatrical Outfit (Big River, Young Man From Atlanta, Red).

At Theatrical Outfit, he has directed Athol Fugard's Master Harold and the Boys, Hank Williams Lost Highway, and his adaptation of Walker Percy's The Moviegoer, Flannery O'Connor's The Displaced Person and Horton Foote's The Chase and Dividing the Estate. His off-Broadway musical hit, Cotton Patch Gospel, (performed at LAMB'S in 1991 & 2003) created, co-authored with the late Harry Chapin. Recently he has adapted John Kennedy Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces in a highly successful world premiere at Theatrical Outfit. He has been featured in numerous television series, including, In the Heat of the Night, I'll Fly Away and Lifetime's remake of Kenny Leon's Steel Magnolias.

Tom has received The Governor's Award in the Humanities; the Georgia Arts and Entertainment Legacy Award, Two Dramalogue Awards for Outstanding Contribution to the Theater and two Mayoral proclamations for his service to the city of Atlanta. His work has earned critical praise from The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Seattle Times, The Dallas Morning News, The Boston Herald, and The Atlanta Journal Constitution. The Atlanta Creative Loafing describes Tom Key as: "An actor with such energy that even standing still, he seems to quiver like a divining rod.

C.S. Lewis on Stage runs tonight, January 9th-18th, Tues-Sundays at Lamb's Players Theatre, Coronado. Ticket range from $22 to $72. Performances play Lamb's Players Theatre, 1142 Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA 92118. Contact the box office at 619-437-6000 (Tues-Sat: 1-7).

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